Episode 243: A Sheen of Fakery (with special guest Gabe Bullard, author of "Against Convenience")
Journalist Gabe Bullard joins us to talk about his new book, Against Convenience: Embracing Friction in an Age of Endless Ease . We dig into...
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From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wooden pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation and innovation for centuries. Join Johnny, Tim an...
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Episode 242: Ren Faire LARPing (Pencil Primer, Part 3)
The Pencil Primer returns with part three: the other end of the pencil. We trace the eraser from stale bread crumbs to Goodyear's vulcanized...
Episode 241: Disney Meth
No Pencil Primer this time (part three is coming, promise) — instead, a Fresh Points extravaganza to say bye-bye to summer. Blackwing goes b...
Episode 240: Synchronized Head Molts (Pencil Primer, Part 2)
The Pencil Primer returns with part two: the case of yonder pencil. We trace the wood itself — from Conté's badass eyepatch to eastern red c...
Episode 239: Mavis Beacon for President
The whole gang is back together to catch up. Andy recaps his Field Notes–filled wedding, starts a new job, and falls down a serious wristwat...
Episode 238: No Playing Lawyer Ball
Andy's out this week for the best possible reason — he got married! (Congratulations, Andy and Erica! 🎉) So Johnny and Tim keep it short an...
Episode 237: Pencil Primer, Part 1
We kick off the Pencil Primer — a new series for anyone who wants to start at the beginning of pencildom. This installment traces graphite f...
Episode 236: An Impressionistic Budget
A big one this time around: we celebrate 12 years of Erasable, Andy launches a transcript site and an AI quiz generator, Johnny's been makin...
Episode 235: Little Podcast Mustache
The Erasable Podcast turns 12! As of March 12, we’ve officially been doing this podcast for 12 years. 279 hours of audio — that’s more than...
Episode 234: Bearded and Abroad
From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wooden pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation...
Episode 233: The Dark Side of STEM (with special guest Ian Schon)
We’re back, after two months away! Sorry for the silence, friends. But we think we have something really special for you — a guest we’ve wan...
Episode 232: Wide Nut Swamp Ash
From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wooden pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation...
Episode 231: Stocking up on Scalpels
Happy October! This very autumnal episode is a short one — just some fresh points and tools of the trade. Johnny’s playing too much Mario Ka...
Episode 230: The Hobonichi To-Do (with special guest Tyler McCall from Pencil & Paper)
We’ve got a special episode today. Tyler McCall, co-owner of Chicago stationery shop Pencil & Paper, joins us to talk about the havoc caused...
Episode 229: Fresh Points of Bel Air Part 491043
Happy International Workers Day, everyone! If you get a long weekend, we really hope you make the most of it. (Andy’s going to the SF Pen Sh...
Episode 228: We All Have a Little Graphite In Us (with special guest Allison King, author of "The Phoenix Pencil Company")
We have a very special episode for you today, folks. We’re joined by Allison King, a novelist who recently published The Phoenix Pencil Comp...
Episode 227: No Canoodling at Walden
After a month full of travel from our intrepid hosts, involving everything from counterfeit theatre tickets to marriage proposals to a liter...
Episode 226: Hot n Early
The summer limited editions are out early this year! Join us for the scoop on two releases from Blackwing, some very watery Field Notes, and...
Episode 225: Justin Timberlake Was Supposed to Be Here
May is upon is, and we’re here with a short one, discussing our tools of the trade, and some fun fresh points — Johnny talked about his suga...
Episode 224: Keep That Eye Jelly
To celebrate our podcast turning 11 last month, we’re traveling back in time to channel our 11 year-old selves, and examine what stationery...